​If you are feeling like contributing towards green energy then making your backyard green is one of the good options. Whether your backyard is small or big, you can easily implement these tips and you too can make your backyard green.

​Let’s read them:

1. Use solar lanterns to power your backyard

​How about lighting your backyard with solar energy?Fix and install 3-4 solar lanterns, (3 watts) with battery fitted inside, under the shed (avoid rain) and at the periphery of your small backyard, charging with the common solar panel facing the sun (avoid shedding). Their light in the night will perplex you, making your garden look very beautiful.Avoid any collection of dust and droppings on the solar panel. You can clean the surface with a wet cloth but avoid touching wires. Although the performance of the solar panel dips in the cloudy weather still it is the best choice to keep your backyard illuminated during the night.

Do you know?​“Most of the solar panels have 25 years of performance warranty

​The solar lanterns require very less maintenance except changing their batteries every 2-3 years and obviously the source of energy that is Sun is available at free of cost.

2. Use clay pots

​The clay pots are cheap, attractive and porous, allowing air and water to pass through the walls of the pot. This exchange mechanism promotes the healthy growth of the plant and its roots by absorbing the excess water but the flip side is that plants need to be watered more frequently as the soil dry out quickly.

The soil temperature is again an important thing to be discussed here as it necessary for the right growth of the plant.

The clay pots are heavy so you need not worry it is being pushed by a cat or other animal

The clay pots are Eco-friendly in nature. The pieces of the broken pots can be used as a filler at the base of the other pots to add drainage. When you throw the broken pieces, you are not harming the environment, the broken pieces go where they came from, the earth. The terra-cotta pots are made from clay, baked under high temperature.

3. Plan for the rain harvesting

​It is a technique to store the rainwater into the sunken landscape or the tanks for the later use. During rain, the water collected at your roof is passed through the pipes into the gutters, making it of no use. You can simply arrange to collect the rainwater from the pipes into the barrel or the drum, preventing flowing into the gutter. To make the collecting process clean, fasten the screen on the drum and then collect the water. Add a teaspoon of vegetable oil over the stored water, preventing the mosquito breeding by depriving off the oxygen.

4. Plant nectar and pollen-rich flowers

​You can support and build a mini ecosystem in your backyard by planting the nectar and pollen-rich flowers. These flowers attract the pollinators like bees, butterflies, beetles, hummingbird etc to suck the nectar from one flower to another and in process transferring the pollen from the male structure called Anther to the female structure called the Stigma of the same plant species. This leads to the fertilization and successful fruit production for the plants.

Do you Know?​The foods like Apples, Almonds, Blueberries, Chocolate, coffee, melons, potatoes, pumpkins, vanilla, peaches rely on the pollinators to produce the nuts and the fruits

​You can put a nesting box at your backyard for the shelter of the pollinators, protecting them from the predators.

5. Water your plants in the morning

The early morning is the best time to water your plants as this practice has the several benefits like:

You need less water to feed your plants. The low temperature in the morning means less evaporation of the water and more of it is absorbed by the plants for their growth.

You ready your plants for the photosynthesis which is going to start when the sun rises.

The excess water is evaporated during the day with the rise of the sun, preventing damage to the plants and the roots by the fungi and the other micro-organisms which otherwise can grow and harm the plant.

(Avoid watering in the afternoon as evaporation will take place, extracting all the moisture from the leaves and can even kill the plant)

6. Eat and sow

Next time when you cut & eat your apple, don’t throw its seeds into the dustbin rather sow them at the corner of your backyard.

As you are growing the seed under your supervision, there will be negligible chances of contamination by pesticides

You don’t need to go to the market every time as you have nutritious fruits in your backyard.

This practice will reduce the dependency and provide the high quality, nutritious fruit to your family at the reduced cost.

7. Use native plants

​The native plants support the eco-system more effectively sow. Therefore, sow plants which are prevalent in your region as these:

Require less water,

More adapted to the local climate,

More resistant to the diseases

Provide natural habitat to the bees, butterflies, hummingbird

Bind the soil more effectively, making it more fertile

8. Go organic and avoid synthetic fertilizers

Use organic manure over synthetic fertilizers to boost the growth of your plants as these have many benefits like:

The organic manures the improve the quality of the soil over the period of time and makes it more fertile

They enrich the soil with vital micro-nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium

Eliminate the risk of a plant absorbing too much of the nutrients. The organic manure is not available in ready to use form for the plants. The micro-organism present in the soil first breaks the manure and releasing the nutrients which are gradually absorbed by the plants.

They do not cause water pollution while synthetic fertilizers when washed away with water during rain causing pollution and contaminate other water resources.

9. Use energy star equipment

​In case you require a pump to water your plants then use energy efficient electrical appliances which consumes less energy and do not waste it in the form of heat. The 5-star rating electrical appliances save you more units of electricity than the no star rating one.

Conclusion

​You can support a mini-ecosystem in your backyard by following the above-mentioned amazing tips. Next time when some guest visits your house, invite them to have a cup of tea/coffee in your backyard. They will be perplexed to see the beauty of the green backyard and the butterflies flying over their head while they are taking a sip.